I predominantly provide resources for A level psychology (AQA), and also for some BTEC Health & Social Care Level 3 units.
My YouTube channel has videos for A level psychology:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5zDmqyZg1mULhgXG96fow/videos
I predominantly provide resources for A level psychology (AQA), and also for some BTEC Health & Social Care Level 3 units.
My YouTube channel has videos for A level psychology:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5zDmqyZg1mULhgXG96fow/videos
This is the 7th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam.
The stimulus provides information about an experiment that tests whether there is a difference between men and women in seeking sex earlier in a relationship.
This paper tests:
Identification of sampling techniques
Identification of an operationalized dependent variable
Hypothesis writing
Identification of a research method
A limitation of self-report as a research method
Testing Validity
Outlining validity
Identification of an invalid measure
Writing a debrief
Calculation of degrees of freedom
Displaying the results of a table in a graph
Testing for significance using a critical values table
Type 2 error
The purpose of replication in relation to the study
Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including the procedure, design, variables, control measures, assessment of reliability of data, descriptive and inferential stats)
I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource.
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This is the 6th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam.
The stimulus provides information about testing the relationship between time spent on social media and mood.
This paper tests:
Identification of an appropriate hypothesis
Operationalized co-variables
Identification and justification of sampling techniques
The purpose of filler questions
Writing a filler question
Type of data
Identification of and Addressing ethical issues
Interpretation of a table of descriptive stats
Identification of a control measure
The purpose of replication in relation to the study
Writing a reference
Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including the procedure, design, variables, control measures, descriptive and inferential stats)
I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource.
Thanks for looking at my resource.
This is the 5th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam.
The stimulus provides information about an observational study in a prison to compare aggressive acts by prisoners in either a Government run or privately run prison.
This paper tests:
Type of observation
Hypothesis Direction
Writing a Null Hypothesis
Operationalising behavioural categories
Addressing lack of informed consent
Identification and justification of sampling techniques
Assessing reliability of data
Calculation of percentage increase
Identification and justification of a suitable inferential stats test
Testing for significance using a critical values table
The purpose of content analysis
Explanation of how to carry out a content analysis
Design a study (12 marks) (A correlation study including information on research method, variables, hypothesis writing, procedure, assessment of reliability of data, descriptive and inferential stats)
I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource.
Thanks for looking at my resource.
This is the 4th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the Psychology A level exam.
The stimulus provides information about testing the relationship between anxiety and accuracy of eye-witness testimony.
This paper tests:
Identification of sampling technique
Strengths and limitations of a sampling technique
Hypothesis Writing (Correlation)
Assessing the reliability of questionnaires
Writing an Informed Consent Form
Display of a table of data into a suitable graph
Interpretation of a Scattergraph/table of data
Identification and justification of a probability level
Testing for Significance using critical values tables
Type 1 error
Writing a reference
The purpose and content of an abstract
Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including experimental design, variables, control measures, procedures, specialist materials, descriptive and inferential stats)
I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource.
Thanks for looking at my resource.